What Big History Misses
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This article offers an interesting perspective on Big History. I’d be pleased to hear from anyone who has time and interest in reading it. Aeon website aeon.co often has articles that overlap with our interests in DTN.
- Used by people who call the work: Big History
- Applies a deep time evolutionary perspective to: Current Issues
- Learning Stages: Adult Education, Higher Education, Lifelong
- Type: Article, Website
- Keywords: Universal Histories
- Why I love this Resource: I have appreciated the Bill Gates volume entitled Big History and love the way this field brings so many fields of study together. This article takes history seriously and brings a disciplinary perspective that helps us know what we can claim and what we are still discovering. The sub-title of the article states: Sweeping the human story into a cosmic tale is a thrill but we should be wary about what is overlooked in the grandeur.
- Link to Resource: Click here
- Posted By: Di Shearer
- Date Added: December 19, 2021
I appreciate this review of the history of Big History, and especially the questions he raises about what’s missing.
Thanks Di for asking this question. I read the critique of Big History a couple days ago as it was posted on a Yale feed; I found it a bit off-putting at that time, though I didn’t have a clear sense as to why. Your question causes me to re-exam the critique. By full disclosure, Big History was my starting point into the DeepTime Network. David Christian’s earlier works (and those by others) along with The Universe Story starting me on this path. My first observation is that the greatest volume of Professor Hesketh’s critique is to show Big History is not unique,… Read more »
Thanks, Gerald. I am about to undergo three to four weeks of radiation therapy following breast cancer surgery. I’m unsure of my ‘energy’ levels. But want to express first my appreciation for your comment. Hopefully we can continue to converse without losing the thread. I’m part of Module 2 for the Leadership Program. I may meet you there, or not. Thanks again.